[CANUFNET] Incentives

[Julian Dunster via CANUFNET]

The incentive should be that the applicant gets approval - non 
conforming applicants don't.

But, we should not lose sight of other issues. Putting my planner hat on 
for a moment, society loves to talk about sustainable housing, 
affordable housing, environmentally sustainable designs etc. It is all 
fabulous in principle. Sadly, it all costs money, so although urban 
foresters and arborists may see the value of tree retention, the horrid 
truth is that the costs of implementing it all simply gets passed on to 
the buyer as additional costs per square foot. It may well add long-term 
value to the development and the neighbourhood, but reconciling that 
with affordability is not always easy. That being said, if affordable 
housing plans would employ design professionals that knew how to design 
tree friendly spaces and actually plant trees with long-term potential 
to survive, we would all be better off. But very few planners know much 
about trees, and many care even less, so until we have them on side not 
a lot will change...........


On Behalf of Dunster and Associates Environmental Consultants Ltd.


Dr. Julian A Dunster R.P.F., R.P.P.., M.C.I.P., ISA Certified Arborist,
ASCA Registered Consulting Arborist # 378,
ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualified
BC Wildlife Danger Tree Assessor
Honourary Life Member ISA + PNWISA

North American distributor for Rinntech
www.dunster.ca

On 1/19/2017 7:16 AM, Shawn Gurney via CANUFNET wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> I’m joining this conversation late but have a question for the group.  
> Is anyone successfully employing incentive based approaches to tree 
> protection and replanting as their primary Urban Forest sustainability 
> tool?  Not the type of incentive realized by not being fined nor the 
> type of incentive felt when one is trying to recoup their security 
> deposit.  I’m talking the “direct benefit to the customer” type of 
> incentives such as reduced property taxes or utility charges for 
> sustaining  healthy canopy cover and pervious surfaces or tree 
> vouchers for new trees.
>
> Thanks,
>
> *Shawn Gurney, **Dipl. Tech.***
>
> Urban Forester,
>
> Parks, Recreation and Culture
>
> (604) 853-5485 lcl. 5884
>
> Operations Yard
>
> */“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything 
> better.” ~Albert Einstein/*
>

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